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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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